What Happened to Keywords In My SEO Settings?

Fri05Jun2015

seo · 2015 · 2015-06 · tips

If you work on your site’s SEO on a regular basis, you’ll notice that a certain option is missing: the SEO keywords field. This should not be cause for alarm, as meta tags have been obsolete for
quite some time already. But in this Jimdo Tip we wanted to take a moment to explain why these were removed and why it won't impact your search engine ranking.

Keywords: an obsolete meta tag

The keywords field allowed you to enter words—also known as meta tags—into your Jimdo SEO settings. These words would show up behind-the-scenes and would help search engines “understand” what your
site was about.

In short, use keywords that are relevant to your site directly in your content for best results.

Tip: Be sure to use keywords in your content naturally, as a real human would write, rather than repetitively or robotically. Otherwise you might get penalized for keyword stuffing. For other tips on writing effective content for your website (keywords included!) check out the
11 Golden Rules for Writing Content.

Will I lose my ranking on Google because of this change?

Nope. Google has stopped paying attention to meta tags, but all other keywords that appear on your site will still be valuable to Google.

One thing you should do to help your ranking is make sure you fill out your other SEO settings, particularly your page titles and site (meta) description. For more on how to optimize your
pages for search engines, read our post on Five-Minute SEO Fixes.

Any other questions about your Jimdo SEO settings? Let me know in the comments.

William Molina

Customer Support Geek

Helping people with their technology needs comes easy to William. He came to Jimdo from EPA.net where he helped local businesses and organizations get online. When he's not answering tech support
questions at Jimdo or at home, you might find him playing video games from the comfort of his couch.